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Like high-schoolers yearning for Harvard, many startups aspire to be accepted to a top accelerator program such as Y Combinator or TechStars. But what if you aim not to build the next Facebook but to solve pressing global problems? FULL STORY
Filed under: Tech Biz
In this era of ever-accelerating technological development, we all tend to be so fixated on the gizmos of the future that we rarely take the time to think about the glorious technology of the past. FULL STORY
Filed under: Innovation
Palmer Luckey, 20, wants to give virtual reality a second life. The technology -- gadgets that cover the eyes and create 3-D images -- has been a fixture in science fiction since the 1980s but never took off because real-life devices were scandalously expensive. Luckey, a homeschooled tinkerer, has been working on perf… FULL STORY
Filed under: Tech Biz
There's fresh evidence that American teenagers may be growing weary of Facebook. FULL STORY
Filed under: Social Media
In August 2010, Cheryl Lenkowsky, an auditor for the Texas state comptroller, sent a letter to a top tax executive at Amazon.com's Seattle headquarters. At that point, Amazon had been selling a wide array of merchandise to Texans for 15 years without collecting a penny of sales tax from them. Tax-free shopping was a de… FULL STORY
Filed under: Tech Biz
Startups take note: Cybercriminals are onto you. FULL STORY
Filed under: Tech Biz
Hewlett-Packard is still struggling to turn itself around. But here's the good news for HP and CEO Meg Whitman: When Wall Street estimates are set at rock bottom, they're easy to beat. FULL STORY
Filed under: Tech Biz
Think that a secure password and erasing your phone's memory will protect sensitive information on your smartphone? Think again. FULL STORY
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Microsoft unveils their new Xbox One system that it says will connect TV, gaming, Internet and media all in one. FULL VIDEO
Filed under: Gaming & Gadgets
While the gaming world is focused on the new Xbox One from Microsoft, Activision is deploying its most popular franchise, "Call of Duty," for its first assault on the next generation of consoles. FULL STORY
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Watch out Apple and Samsung? Caterpillar launched a drop-proof, water-proof, dust-proof smartphone Monday that you actually wouldn't be embarrassed to carry around with you. FULL STORY
Filed under: Tech Biz
The Maker Faire is a festival spun out of the maker movement that brings together science, crafting, robots, steampunk, drones and Legos. Lots of Legos. FULL STORY
Filed under: Innovation
Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One on Tuesday, and with it comes the next generation of content for its Kinect motion control technology. FULL STORY
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Long ago, in the Forbidden City An Emperor sat upon a golden throne. He spent all day in meeting and committee And he was always busy, and alone. FULL STORY
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Apple executives are set to defend the company's tax practices and call for corporate tax reform on Capitol Hill Tuesday amid harsh criticism following a Senate investigation. FULL STORY
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CNN Ideas is a visually compelling, mentally stimulating series covering bold innovations that will change the way we live in the future. FULL STORY
Visit CNN's new What's Next blog for coverage of innovation, ideas and forward-looking thinkers in the fields of tech, science and social change. FULL STORY
On Twitter, Roger Ebert found a new voice
In his final years, when cancer had robbed him of his jawbone and whittled away his once ample frame, it was social media, particularly Twitter, that let film critic Roger Ebert interact with his fans and foes more freely than ever. FULL STORY
Exploratorium reopens in sparkling new home
At the reborn $250 million Exploratorium, one does not stand stiffly in front of musty exhibits. There is no room for boredom or passively observing. This interactive science museum demans touching, building, playing, experimenting and thinking. FULL STORY
Apparently This Matters: Size (Yes, THAT kind of size)
Abraham Lincoln once said, "In life, what counts is the size of a man's heart, not the size of his willie." But despite Lincoln's forgotten "Wee-man-cipation Proclamation" -- which I may have just completely made up -- a new study may have proven this belief scientifically incorrect. FULL STORY
How to control a computer with a banana
A childlike sense of play, curiosity and discovery -- one that many people lose as they move through adulthood -- informs the work of Jay Silver, a leading proponent of the Maker movement. FULL STORY
'Mario,' 'Zelda' creator says give the Wii U time
The man who brought us Nintendo legends like Mario, Link and Donkey Kong is preaching patience with the Wii U console, saying its touchscreen controller is so different that it will take time for people to understand its real value. FULL STORY
Hello! Welcome to the Internet. It's a big place, so let me show you around. FULL STORY
Rick and Megan Prelinger, curators of the Prelinger Archives and Prelinger Library, are a national treasure. Supported by their talent and insatiable curiosity, they've assembled and digitized a vast collection of ephemeral films from the 20th century. And they've put them online for all of us to enjoy. FULL STORY
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